Suspensory.



M. E. OREILLY.

SUSPENSORY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1911.

1,023,478. v Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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MICHAEL E. OREILLY, F PORTLAND, OREGON.

SUSPENSORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Application filed May 10, 1911. Serial No. 626,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL E. OREILLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspensories, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in suspensories, and has for its object to provide a suspensory having a rigid frame or body, which will maintain its form and position on the wearer, and which, at the same time, will yield in conformity to the movements of the body, so that no undue pressure will be exerted at any point, to cause irritation or injury.

A further object is to provide a suspensory, having resilient supporting arms, which readily yield to all motions of the wearer, so that the supporting strap is not required to reciprocate through the rings thereof, which would quickly fray it out, and which would displace both the strap and the suspensory, causing discomfort to the wearer.

I accomplish these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a front view of the suspensory as ready for use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the frame work. Fig. 3 is a side View showing the suspensory sack in place.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in each of the views.

In the drawing, 1 is a wire stay constituting the frame of the suspensory. This frame is formed by bending the wire into a large loop at 2, having the rounded end and parallel sides, with the outer portions expanding to form the arms 1*. At a convenient distance from the center of loop 2, the arms 1 are each given a complete turn, thereby forming the small loops 4: with the arms 1 standing at such an angle, with reference to the loop 2, that when the latter is placed against the lower part of the pelvis, the arms will lie against the groins. The extremities of the arms are bent into a rectangle 5, the upper or transverse side thereof forming a hearing or support for the strap 6, giving a straight bearing, which will not cause the strap to crush together. When the suspensory is placed upon the body, the arms 1 will expand, as indicated by the arrows, to meet any conditions due to motions of the body, and the resiliency of the wire will cause the arms to restore themselves to their normal position when pressure is relieved. All movement is con fined to the resilient arms, thereby relieving the strap of undue strain and the wearer from the discomfort caused thereby. The body of the suspensory remains stationary and there is no sliding of the supporting strap.

lVithin the forwardly projecting loops t is suspended the wire 7, bent to form a loop of less transverse dimension than the loop 2, and depending approximately one half the length of said loop 2. The wire 7 is free to swing in its support 4, to and from the loop 2. Upon the wire may be placed a sheath or covering 8, which will give a finish to the article and prevent direct contact of the wire with the body, though the conformation of the wire to the body is so easy and so perfect that a covering is not needed as a protection.

Upon the loop 2 is secured the suspensory sack 9, which is neatly fastened thereon, as at 10, the front edge being secured in a similar manner upon the swinging wire 7. It is apparent that the sack will collapse and expand back and forth, as freely as if the wire were not present. But lateral displacement is prevented by the wire. The loop 2 of the wire will remain in position at all times, without the use of lower supportmg straps, requiring only the torsal strap 6. All motion which is imparted to the suspensory is taken up by the yielding arms 1- which allows the body of the frame and supporting strap to remain stationary.

In use, the arms 1 will lie in the groins and will extend to a point approximately in front of the point of the hip. The strap 6 will be adjusted around the body in such manner that the pull thereon, will be in the direction of the extending arms. Since there is no rotary movement of the arms, their fixed position will prevent the strap from rolling into a narrow strip, which is so objectionable in the suspensories now in use.

It is obvious that the dimensions of the wire frame may be varied to meet the vary-' taining loops, whence they extend upwardly and outwardly, terminating in transverse strap engaging hooks,-an d a flexible sack depending from said loop.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a wire having its central portion bent parallel with itself to form an elongated loop, the outer portions being bent upon themselves to form retaining loops, whence they extend upwardly and outwardly, terminating in strap engaging hooks,-a wire pivotally engaged in said retaining loops and depending therefrom,a flexible sack secured by its upper edges to the extended loop and by its front edge to the depending pivoted member.

3. A suspensory comprising a frame work having parallel sides,resilient arms extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom and terminating in transverse strap engaging hooks,a strap uniting said hooks,a

pivoted member depending from the parallel sides,-and a sack secured upon said parallel sides and pivoted member.

4. A suspensory comprising a resilient frame work having parallel sides,a sheathing secured thereon,said sides each being bent to form a retaining loop, whence they extend upwardly and outwardly, terminating in transverse strap engaging hooks,-a pivoted member depending from said retaining loops,and a sack secured by its upper edges to said parallel sides and by its front edge to said pivoted member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL E. OREILLY.

lVitnesses Jeuns L. CONLEY, MARIE L. PRATT.

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